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Diversionary Theatre

4545 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA 92116

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Ni Mi Madre

Ni Mi Madre

Aug 13 – Sep 6, 2026

This riotous, Obie Award-winning one-person show follows an over-the-top Brazilian matriarch scrambling to raise her queer son within a confusing American culture. Infused and enlivened by the music of Gloria Estefan and Cher, the comedy delves into the secrets of an immigrant...

Review: THE PEOPLE OF POMPEII at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

Review: THE PEOPLE OF POMPEII at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

by Evan Henerson · August 7, 2026

Like the playwright, several of these company members are themselves proud Topangans. Performing as they are in the center of town, in quite literally the House that Geer Built, you’ve got to figure that they have a nightly audience who will get all the hippy in-jokes.…

Review: F**KING STRANGERS at Echo Theatre Company

Review: F**KING STRANGERS at Echo Theatre Company

by Harker Jones · July 27, 2026

Focusing on four lonely people in Southern California, it dramatizes the ever-shifting facets of our relationships as we struggle to be vulnerable and honest with others and ourselves.…

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Chance Theater

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Chance Theater

by Michael Quintos · July 27, 2026

Beautifully and tenderly directed by Matthew McCray, this ferociously performed and often visually hypnotic intimate production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is such a pleasant surprise, instantly becoming one of Chance Theater's most piercingly emotional new musicals it has ever produc…

Review: APPLAUSE at The Group Rep

Review: APPLAUSE at The Group Rep

by Andrew Child · July 25, 2026

Applause has too much heart and is simply too much fun to be bogged down by its shortcomings, so audiences should take advantage of catching this gem while they can.…

Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

by Michael Quintos · July 22, 2026

In the fantastical, visually-enchanting stage play HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD—the theatrical continuation of J.K. Rowling's beloved magical saga—the idea of revisiting the past is embraced as its central theme, which in turn shifts the focus away from the mischievous school adventures tha…

Review: ANATOMY OF A BACK by Kick Boom Theater at Electric Lodge

Review: ANATOMY OF A BACK by Kick Boom Theater at Electric Lodge

by Shari Barrett · July 19, 2026

John Wuchte and his Kick Boom Theater ensemble of five actors and two onstage musicians (Wuchte on percussion and Sarah Green on guitar) continue their exploration of live percussion scoring the actors’ movement, gestures and stylized dialogue during Anatomy of a Back at the Electric Lodge in Veni…

Past Shows

12 total · showing 11–12

Spark New Play Festival

Spark New Play Festival

May 18 – May 21, 2017

From May 18-21, Spark will present four one-night-only readings of fascinating contemporary works never before seen in San Diego by exceptional playwrights. Diversionary’s World Premiere production of Ballast by Georgette Kelly is the anchor and centerpiece of Spark. Talkbacks...

A Gay Marriage by Ronnie Larsen

"A Gay Marriage" by Ronnie Larsen

Jul 17 – Jul 31, 2016

"A Gay Marriage" by Ronnie Larsen offers a sobering look at gay marriage after the honeymoon ends. Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and Fridays and Sundays at 7 p.m. through July 31 at Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd. #101 in San Diego. Tickets are $25 at RonnieLarsen.com.

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